Molecularly Determined Treatment of Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Gliomas (DIPG)

Last updated: August 13, 2019
Sponsor: Karen D. Wright MD
Overall Status: Terminated

Phase

2

Condition

Neurofibromatosis

Astrocytoma

Brain Cancer

Treatment

N/A

Clinical Study ID

NCT01182350
DFCI 10-321
  • Ages 3-18
  • All Genders

Study Summary

Diagnosis of diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) for decades has relied on imaging studies and clinical findings. Histologic confirmation has been absent with surgical biopsy of brainstem tumors not believed to have acceptable safety. The prognosis of DIPG has remained quite poor and novel therapeutic strategies are needed. This DIPG Biology and Treatment Study (DIPG-BATS) study incorporates a surgical biopsy at presentation using strict preoperative neurosurgical planning and stratifies participants to receive FDA-approved agents chosen on the basis of specific biologic targets. This is the first prospective national clinical trial to examine the feasibility and safety of incorporating surgical biopsy into potential treatment strategies for children with DIPG.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria: Participants must meet the following criteria on screening examination to be eligible toparticipate in the study:

  1. Tumor: Newly diagnosed non-disseminated diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma based onclassic clinical AND radiographic finding.

  2. No prior radiation therapy or chemotherapy.

  3. Age: Patient must be 3 to < 18 years of age at the time of diagnosis.

  4. Performance Score: Karnofsky Performance Scale > 12 y/o >/= 50 or Lansky PerformanceScore for patients < 12y/o 50 assessed within two-weeks prior to enrollment.

  5. Participants must have normal organ and marrow function as defined below within twoweek s prior to enrollment:

  • Absolute neutrophil count > 1,000/mcL

  • Platelets > 100,000/mcL (transfusion independent)

  • Hemoglobin > 8gm/dL (can be transfused)

  • Hepatic: Total bilirubin < 1.5 times the upper limit of normal; alanineaminotransferase [SGPT (ALT)] and aspartate aminotransferase [SGOT (AST)] < 5times the institutional upper limit of normal.

  • Renal: Serum creatinine which is less than 1.5x the upper limit of institutionalnormal for age or Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) > 70 ml/min/1.73m2.

  1. Female patients of childbearing potential must have negative serum or urine pregnancytest. Patient must not be pregnant or breast feeding.

  2. Patients of childbearing or child-fathering potential must be willing to use amedically acceptable form of birth control, which includes abstinence, while beingtreated on this study.

  3. Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document.

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Patients must not have any significant medical illnesses that in the investigator'sopinion cannot be adequately controlled with appropriate therapy or would compromisethe patient's ability to tolerate this therapy.

  2. Patients receiving any other anticancer or experimental drug therapy.

  3. Patients with disseminated intrinsic diffuse brainstem gliomas in either brain orspine (can be based on clinical evaluation).

  4. Participants receiving any medications or substances that are strong/intermediateinhibitors or inducers of Cytochrome P450 (CYP450), Cytochrome P3A4(CYP3A4) orCytochrome 1A2 (CYP1A2) are ineligible. Lists including medications and substancesknown or with the potential to interact with the CYP450 CYP3A4 or CYP1A2 isoenzymesare provided in Appendix I.

  5. Use of hematopoietic growth factors within the 2 weeks prior to initiation of therapy.

  6. Patients with evidence of spontaneous hemorrhage greater than 0.5cm unrelated tosurgery.

  7. Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to ongoing or activeinfection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiacarrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance withstudy requirements.

  8. Pregnant women are excluded from this study because bevacizumab, temozolomide anderlotinib can have potential for teratogenic or abortifacient effects. Because thereis an unknown but potential risk of adverse events in nursing infants secondary totreatment of the mother with these agents, breastfeeding should be discontinued.

Study Design

Total Participants: 53
Study Start date:
September 01, 2011
Estimated Completion Date:
June 30, 2016

Study Description

The primary objective of this study is to estimate the overall survival of children and young adults with DIPG in the context of a molecularly based treatment strategy, compared to historical controls (COG ACNS0126). Secondary objectives were to determine the safety and potential morbidity associated with biopsy of classic DIPGs based on imaging and clinical history as well as ability to perform biologic analyses on the biopsy material obtained to guide therapy. At study entry, a MRI-guided frameless or frame-based stereotactic biopsy will be performed approaching the pontine termentum through a trans-cerebellar or trans-frontal route. The exact biopsy location will be determined by the treating neurosurgeon at the designated participating site with the goal of minimizing procedural risk. Treatment directed based on tumor biopsy results requires classification of patients into 1 of 4 potential cohorts: O^6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT) promoter methylation status (negative versus positive) and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) overexpression status (negative versus positive).

Connect with a study center

  • Phoenix Children's Hospital

    Phoenix, Arizona 85016
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Children's Hospital Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, California 90027
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Stanford University/Lucile Packard Children's Hospital

    Palo Alto, California 94304
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of California, San Francisco

    San Francisco, California 94143
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Children's Hospital Colorado

    Aurora, Colorado 80045
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Nemours Children's Clinic

    Jacksonville, Florida 32207
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Miami Children's Hospital

    Miami, Florida 33155
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

    Atlanta, Georgia 30322
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

    Chicago, Illinois 60611
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Louisville

    Louisville, Kentucky 40202
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Johns Hopkins

    Baltimore, Maryland 21287
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

    Boston, Massachusetts 02215
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Children's Hospital of Michigan

    Detriot, Michigan 48201
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Children's Hospital of Michigan

    Detroit, Michigan 48201
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota

    Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Washington University Medical Center

    Saint Louis, Missouri 63110
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Washington University Medical Center

    St. Louis, Missouri 63110
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • New York University

    New York, New York 10016
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Duke University

    Durham, North Carolina 27710
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Doernbecher Children's Hospital

    Portland, Oregon 97239
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Penn State Hershey Medical Center

    Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Medical University of South Carolina

    Charleston, South Carolina 29425
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • UT Southwestern Medical Center

    Dallas, Texas 75390
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Cook Children's Medical Center

    Fort Worth, Texas 76104
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Cook Children's Medical Center

    Forth Worth, Texas 76104
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Seattle Children's Hospital

    Seattle, Washington 98105
    United States

    Site Not Available

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